RYANAIR CEO: Seatbelts On Airplanes Are Pointlesshttp://www.businessinsider.com/ryanair-ceo-seatbelts-on-planes-are-pointless-2012-11/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:32:42 -0400Hannah Furnesshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50b968726bb3f77669000016scholarsFri, 30 Nov 2012 21:16:18 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50b968726bb3f77669000016
AFAIK, most Fulbrighters (foreigners researching in the US) are already grad students of some sort. The full PhD, multi-year scholarships are rare and depend on the country of applicant residence. You should contact your local US Embassy for details.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509fef2cecad04bb0300000bGrilled CheeseSun, 11 Nov 2012 13:32:12 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509fef2cecad04bb0300000b
Seatbelts are absolutely necessary.
O'Leary is doing this for publicity. He is being clever by claiming that seatbelts are useless in crashes. He is not talking about turbulence.
Maybe this time he has gone too far. This might actually be bad publicity.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509e473f69bedd6401000033Simon KeenSat, 10 Nov 2012 07:23:27 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509e473f69bedd6401000033
This just goes to show he has done very little flying. Having been on several planes that fell a large amount in still air, I was lucky I had my seatbelt done up, unlike others who were injured.
I have also had a aircraft do an aborted take off and without a seatbelt I would have been thrown forward.
I think the cheap airlines have done wonders for air travel and I have used them in many countries. Unfortunately RyanAir is probably the worst. Whereas others may be very late arriving RyanAir will just cancel the flight.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d9e26ecad040a1f000025Ray de GroatFri, 09 Nov 2012 19:21:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d9e26ecad040a1f000025
Pointless? Try telling that to the Aloha Air flight attendant who was blown out of the aircraft and into the sea when the roof came off in flight 243.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d9c1469bedd3d7800000eTroTrosFri, 09 Nov 2012 19:13:08 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d9c1469bedd3d7800000e
This is a reminder: Never trust Ryanair!
Who knows when I'll run into you again :)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d9a2fecad04e418000018TroTrosFri, 09 Nov 2012 19:05:03 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d9a2fecad04e418000018
People have been killed on planes due to turbulence (which is more common than crashes... thankfully). He should be fined for encouraging people not to wear a seatbelt! Where are all the watchdogs when you need them? At some stage, some CEOs need to understand that you cannot say publicly what you may blurt out at the pub. This should not be left like this and action needs to be taken. This man is a menace!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d7be969bedd7a35000002LUKIFri, 09 Nov 2012 16:55:53 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d7be969bedd7a35000002
How much does he plan to charge for flying "al fresco" on the wings?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d78176bb3f7e83b00000aEccookieFri, 09 Nov 2012 16:39:35 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d78176bb3f7e83b00000a
Wait, so now these budget airline like you buy a car, we only come with outside with a handle... You want more? Pay more for a seat... Wait you add another $5 you will get cloth seat... Seriously? At the end it is all about making monies and get out ever single penny of consumers... Brilliant!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d76fd6bb3f7c639000008TOHFri, 09 Nov 2012 16:34:53 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d76fd6bb3f7c639000008
Just how badly are people prepared to be treated as long as the ticket is cheap enough. This is simply the worst customer experience of any company I have ever experienced. Do yourself a favour, pay a little more to a competitor and be treated like a customer or even at least a human being.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d671969bedd6578000015Jon YatesFri, 09 Nov 2012 15:27:05 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d671969bedd6578000015
Of course this takes on the scenario concerning a crash. What about good ole turbulance? What about being on a flight that is simply bouncing around everywhere? Seatbelts may not improve your crash survival chances but they greatly improve you chances of not being injured in almost every other ride situation.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d17426bb3f7cb0500000eIvan IvanovichFri, 09 Nov 2012 09:46:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509d17426bb3f7cb0500000e
Guys, don;t listen to him, seat belts are needed in air for saving passengers in turbulence. Airplane is designed to withstand very powerful shocks, but people inside sometime break themselves.
Other important use case is landing, it is rare noways since we use extensively radars, but if pilot misses landing zone and uses emergency breaks all unfasten passengers would fly inside of airplane head forward to pilots cabin.
There is a number of unregulated airlines "driving" standing passengers in between seats, I must say it is not the best experience.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509cff0869bedd5701000010AnonFri, 09 Nov 2012 08:03:04 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509cff0869bedd5701000010
"We don't have heavy landings anymore"
Having recently flown with Ryanair I would beg to differ, I've never had such a shoddy, bouncy landing. It felt like the pilot dropped onto the landing strip from about 15 feet. Maybe he didn't have any change to pay for a trip to the loo and was desperate to get to the terminal?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509ca9efecad04ea53000019timymcFri, 09 Nov 2012 01:59:59 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509ca9efecad04ea53000019
What a stupid thing to say, does he know how many have been paralyzed by not wearing seat belts during turbulence or survived a crash landing? Not to mention how many people have survived crash landings with their belts on.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c454169bedde44d000004patrick kThu, 08 Nov 2012 18:50:25 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c454169bedde44d000004
I guess CAT can happen but in forty five years of flying around the world I have never used my seat belt and I mean never. I have to be reminded by the stews to put it on during takeoffs and landings. I have learned to leave it on loosely so they don't wake me up. I would buy a stand up ticket in a heartbeat if the price was right.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c241aecad04d75f000004BoomerThu, 08 Nov 2012 16:28:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c241aecad04d75f000004
Too bad he didn't see the Discovery Channel special LAST WEEK about surviving plane crashes.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c21dfeab8ea8541000001PaddyThu, 08 Nov 2012 16:19:27 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c21dfeab8ea8541000001
Michael O’Leary is running the most successful budget airline inEurope. His take home pay is 1 million a year, quote: "It's brilliant. The gobbier I get, the more cheap headlines I get, the more tickets we sell." Is there any such thing as bad PR?
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9522319/Michael-OLearys-most-memorable-quotes.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9522319/Michael-OLearys-most-memorable-quotes.html</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c205aecad040b55000005truenorthThu, 08 Nov 2012 16:12:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c205aecad040b55000005
Another attempt by MOL to get free publicity. Media walked right into it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c1dd1ecad041a55000001JP32Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:02:09 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c1dd1ecad041a55000001
Whatever he makes, he wants to make more.
The reason he is advocating this is that he wants to pack more people onboard in Standing Room Only sections at the back of the plane, which of course would have neither seats nor belts.
That'll work just fine until they hit some clear air turbulence, and the standees are first bashed against the walls and ceilings, then turned into projectiles to pummel the remaining seated passengers...
This guy is a truly complete idiot.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c149eecad047641000005Just SayingThu, 08 Nov 2012 15:22:54 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c149eecad047641000005
Its for turbulence and things of that nature. If you dont have a seat belt on and the plane drops altitutde quickly you are going to hit the ceiling. Nice CEO.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c12676bb3f72b20000013MikentThu, 08 Nov 2012 15:13:27 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c12676bb3f72b20000013
Clear Air Turbulence ! Seat belts are imperative to prevent injury when the aircraft hits an air pocket. I was a crewman on a Navy P3 Orion. We hit CAT off the coast of Japan - the plane almost flipped over and it knocked out an engine. 11 of us had our seat belts on - the weather was already rough - the 12th guy next to me didn't. He bounced off the bulkhead , did a face plant on the deck , and broke three ribs. Case closed !http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c1221ecad04113b000009Up Up and AwayThu, 08 Nov 2012 15:12:17 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c1221ecad04113b000009
If this clown is CEO, I wonder who writes the Ryanair policy on aircraft maintenance?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c10b5eab8ea041400000fJungle JimThu, 08 Nov 2012 15:06:13 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c10b5eab8ea041400000f
What an idiot ! Clear air turbulence that barely rattles a coffee cup in the cockpit can severely injure unbelted personnel in the tail, so if this is all the concern that Mr. O'Leary has for his passenger's safety then he should not be running an airline, period.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c104cecad04e83a000003Benjamin GoveroThu, 08 Nov 2012 15:04:28 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c104cecad04e83a000003
Yes, clear air turbulence has killed people in the past who weren't buckled up. Remind me never to trust Ryanair.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c0ca8ecad04083000000djohn1066Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:48:56 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c0ca8ecad04083000000d
100% true. This is yet another clueless CEO. How much does he make?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c0bbb6bb3f7ee1000000cIdiocyThu, 08 Nov 2012 14:44:59 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c0bbb6bb3f7ee1000000c
This is just plain idiocy. Ever hit clear air turbulence? I have. I NEVER sit without my seat belt on. It comes off if I have to pee then right back on when I sit down.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c0a82ecad047d2b00000bRBThu, 08 Nov 2012 14:39:46 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509c0a82ecad047d2b00000b
Will passengers have to pay a fee if Clear Air Turbulence converts them to baggage?